Thank you Waverly Fire Department!

Early this morning I was notified of an injured Canada goose on the pond at Eisenach Village in Waverly. Apparently quite a number of residents were concerned about the goose's well-being, especially since the goose had been down for weeks and now winter is coming.

I checked it with my drone and confirmed the goose was injured and could not fly. The challenge was then... how do we get the goose captured to be looked at by the rehab team?

Who should come to the rescue but the Waverly Fire Department. This group of men are always looking for a training opportunity so within short notice we were meeting at the pond with the Zodiac and four firefighters. Two were in the boat "herding" the goose toward the other three of us on shore waiting for a chance to capture.

As the video states, I did catch it and the goose got away. I then recaptured the goose and handed it off to Asst. Chief Miller. (I thought I did pretty good for only one good arm!)

This goose is now with Terese at Black Hawk Wildlife Rehabilitation Project. She and her team of veterinarians will evaluate the goose and do what is practical/required for wildlife rehabbers.

So far this is a story on the "happy" spectrum. I want to caution that, depending on the injury, the goose may be euthanized per laws/morals. Remember that the goose has been down for two-three weeks and the injury could be infected or beyond repair. If euthanasia is the chosen next step, know that all that could be done was done for this goose. But, we will see if maybe the goose can be rehabbed.

Thank you to the caring folks at Eisenach Village, the Waverly Fire Department, and Terese and her team at Black Hawk Wildlife Rehabilitation Project.